
After spending time in a mental institution, two devoted sisters return to the home of their father and cruel stepmother. Once there, in addition to dealing with their stepmother's obsessive, unbalanced ways, an interfering ghost also affects their recovery.... (Full plot summary below)
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After spending time in a mental institution, two devoted sisters return to the home of their father and cruel stepmother. Once there, in addition to dealing with their stepmother's obsessive, unbalanced ways, an interfering ghost also affects their recovery.
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| Real Queen of HorrorZena DixonThere are plenty of jumps, an amazing story line and superb acting. |
| Film Freak CentralWalter ChawThat feeling of laden Victoriana oozes not just from the opulent settings, but from the sexual leviathans coiling and uncoiling in the subtext. |
| Denver PostMichael BoothPlays like a gorgeous painting hanging in a gloomy gallery -- you stand in front of one corner, mesmerized by turquoise wallpaper or a burgundy rug, then a fleeting movement in another corner draws you over. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn Johanson[D]issect[s] grief and madness with an authenticity that will engage and bewilder both your lizard brain and your higher intellect... |
| About.comJurgen FauthWhen all is finally revealed, it becomes clear that the stylish spookiness was its own slim reward. |
| Detroit NewsTom LongJi-woon Kim may be the Korean David Lynch and his juxtaposition of seemingly innocent and suddenly searing situations is marvelously unnerving, as are the constantly shifting personalities of most of his characters. |
| Seattle TimesJeff ShannonThe film seems unnecessarily vague on a rational level, but it's spot-on as a psychological study of a twinlike sibling relationship, and the ways in which memory can suppress trauma and soothe a mourning soul. |
| Milwaukee Journal SentinelPaul DoroFans of the genre will find much to savor with A Tale of Two Sisters. |
| Boston GlobeRenee GrahamA Tale of Two Sisters reminds that few things are as terrifying as our own imaginations. |
| Boston PhoenixChris FujiwaraEven at its most maddening and cute, the elaborate interplay between hallucination and reality rewards attention. |